Training Saturday Feb 8th

[Bomb_Doe]

Zerk and Francis dominating at their respective ends chopping things off and Francis pin point accuracy kicking in board.

Does that also mean our delivery to / positioning in the forward 50 has been poor?

[soundman]

Zerk and Francis dominating at their respective ends chopping things off

Is that a polite way of saying we still suck at going inside 50?

[Houli_Dooley]

A few times yeah. Other times it’s been to the forwards advantage. Mixed bag.

[Houli_Dooley]

Lav lead really nicely and marked on the lead before with a kick perfectly weighted to him. And Jones also got on the end of one.

[Clone_Hirdy]

Zerk and Francis dominating at their respective ends chopping things off and Francis pin point accuracy kicking in board.

I find this concerning. All I can picture is our mids stuffing up kicks straight to the opposition backman.

[Houli_Dooley]

It’s worth noting also that it isn’t a full on scratch match as initially thought. They kick the ball to the CHB to start play and now they’ve broken up into smaller groups to do other things.

[HarryJay]

We basically have no key forwards at all in the game, with Joe and McKernan not playing. Harrison Jones the only KPF left. So you might expect trouble finding targets going inside 50 and guys like Francis and BZT taking a few marks.

[Bomb_Doe]

It’s worth noting also that it isn’t a full on scratch match as initially thought. They kick the ball to the CHB to start play and now they’ve broken up into smaller groups to do other things.

No, I’m pretty sure that’s how we like to play…

[Clone_Hirdy]

I’d be interested to know whether we are still bombing the ball in the F50 knowing that we have no KPF’s?

[chris_64]

It’s worth noting also that it isn’t a full on scratch match as initially thought. They kick the ball to the CHB to start play and now they’ve broken up into smaller groups to do other things.

Sounds similar to the match sim on Saturday. But it is concerning. We are supposed to be doing proper match practice by now , surely.

[Bully]

I’d be doing match practice as soon as January to see what the deficiencies are to work on them over the next few months prior to the Marsh series.

[Houli_Dooley]

Woosha and Rutten playing as key defenders in a smaller drill focusing on the kick inside 50’s lol. Putting on token pressure.
Jones, Lav, Stringer and Townsend rotating as the ‘talls’.

[HirdMentality]

tippa is a concern

Here’s hoping he is just “injured” for the “origin” game.

[theDJR]

It’s disappointing they announced the leadership group after the team photo.

It cut off some great speculation.

[willie_dick]

Nigel watch?

[chris_64]

Woosha and Rutten playing as key defenders

So I suppose they will be in the rehab group at the next training session ?
“…Essendon suffers more injury setbacks…”

[Finding_Nino]

No doubt the bloke is injured hopefully he’s right for the Marsh series.

[WindsockBoy]

I’d be looking at last season to see what the deficiencies are to work on them over the next few months prior to the Marsh series.

Fixed

[Houli_Dooley]

Gee McBride’s skills are exceptional so soon into his journey with us. Very encouraging.

[Truck]

tippa is a concern

I read somewhere it’s something very minor and they’re going easy on him for 2 weeks. Then back to full training.